Bryton James Of ‘The Young And The Restless’ Wins Daytime Emmy Award For Outstanding Supporting Actor
The Young and the Restless star Bryton James won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at the 47th annual awards show. The actor took home the statue for his work as Devon Hamilton Winters on the CBS Daytime drama. This was his second win as the character — he won for Outstanding Younger Actor in 2007.
James’ Daytime Emmy reel included scenes from when Devon had to say goodbye to his father, Neil (Kristoff St. John). Neil’s death came late last April after St. John unexpectedly passed away at the age of 52 on February 3, leaving his family, friends, co-stars, and fans heartbroken. James tearfully said goodbye to his on-screen dad and the actor’s pain at losing his real-life friend could be seen in his performance.
He also won for the haunting scenes of Devon seeing his late-wife Hilary (Mishael Morgan). Hilary’s ghost appeared to him when he started to move on with Elena (Brytni Sarpy). Devon explained to Elena that it felt like Hilary was still there and he felt her everywhere, which was unexpected. Not only did Devon have to continue mourning Hilary and their unborn child, he also had to learn to live with losing Neil, making for an incredibly painful year.
Several of James’ co-stars congratulated him on the win, including his co-star and real-life girlfriend Sarpy.
“CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BEST, MOST DESERVING SCENE PARTNER IN THE UNIVERSE!!! @brytonejames YOU TALENTED EMMY WINNER YOU!!!!!!!!” she wrote on Instagram, along with a picture of herself and James standing outside in their finery for the evening, which can be seen here.
Sarpy’s post also included a video of herself and James as Y&R actress Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki) presented the award. They also had a few other people in the room who screamed when they heard his name.
Daniel Goddard (ex Cane) also took to Instagram to share his congratulations.
“Yes!!!! Congratulations to my brother for winning the #daytimeemmys award for outstanding supporting actor! Bryton… Kristoff is looking down on you right now with pride & love in his heart! #yr #sayhisname” he wrote. He also shared a photo of himself and James on the red carpet at a previous Daytime Emmys, which can be viewed here.
The nominees in the category with James included many talented actors, including his Y&R co-star Mark Grossman who portrays Adam Newman. Others in the field included Wally Kurth as Justin Kiriakis from Days of Our Lives, Chandler Massey as Will Horton from Days of Our Lives, James Patrick Stuart as Valentin Cassadine from General Hospital, and Paul Telfer as Xander Kiriakis from Days of Our Lives.
